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Terms such as DfMA, MMC, Offsite construction, Prefab, PPVC, MiC and many more are often used interchangeably resulting in great confusion not only for newcomers but also established players in the industry..

will look to procure construction projects based on product platforms comprising of standardised and interoperable components and assemblies, the requirements for which will be part of a digital component catalogue..Contracting authorities should collaborate to find […] ways in which cross-sector platform solutions can be applied […] that enable interoperability of components across different sectors.. Future procurements and frameworks should support this with the development of a market and supply chain that can develop and deliver designs based on these platform approaches, manufacture and supply components, and innovate to improve and develop.

these over time.Construction Platforms will be familiar to anyone who has been following Bryden Wood’s work over the last few years.What is interesting here, though, is the strong link being made between standard components and digital libraries, and the need to create a market which supports the approach.. As we’ll see in the following examples, the combination of standard components and digital tools is exactly what we need to facilitate a digital marketplace.

and improve construction procurement methods.The Platform construction ecosystem - beyond standard components.

This is where we start to see how we get to an open and transparent marketplace..

The diagram below is one we often use to explain Platform construction.M&E systems fit naturally with DfMA.

Many processes and components are already standard.No-one would think of designing a sprinkler valve from scratch for every project, for example, and the use of pre-fabricated modules in risers for vertical service distribution in buildings is a technique widely in use.

DfMA is not, therefore, a revolutionary concept for M&E services.What we do is make DfMA a priority, a driving principle.. M&E in construction.